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RrguS.
THE COLLEGE PAPER.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY AND
ITS STUDENTS.
VoL. 9. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1902. No. 10.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At 10:30 Friday morning services
were held in Amie chapel in memory
of Prof. C. W. Green. A number of
alumni and friends were present. Af-ter
the singing of the hymn, "Nearer
my God to Thete," prayer was offered
by Rev. Taylor. The Adelphic quar-tette,
composed of former Wesleyan
students, viz., Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Kerrick, Mrs. Welch, and Judge Rus-sell,
then sang the beautiful anthem
"Come to me". Professor Graham
was called upon and gave a short ac-count
of Prof. Green's career here.
He spoke of him as "an excellent
teacher,'" "a strict disciplinarian,"
and "a noble man". He mentioned fur-ther,
that fourteen years ago three
men, Drs. Wilder, Elrod, and Graham,
came here as professors. A year la-ter,
Prof. Green came as principal of
the Preparatory school. All were
then in the vigor of manhood. The
best years of their lives were spent in
working together at the Wesleyan.
These four, with Prof. Steele and
Prof. Ferguson, who came a few years
later, were drawn together in the
closest bonds of friendship. Dr. Gra-ham
asserted that in twenty-five years
experience he had never seen a teach-er
superior to Prof. Green in class-room
work. Another phase of his
work particularly worthy of mention
was the performance of his duty as he
saw it toward the community, toward
the state, toward the nation. His ha-tred
of everything wrong made him
the standard-bearer against that great
evil, intemperance, and in this way he
exerted a broad and lasting influence
upon the life of the city. His efforts
were rewarded by no direct results,
but the life that is spent in noble
struggle for the right, though it never
sees that thing accomplished to which
it aspired, is not spent in vain. Friends
pass away, but the ties that bind them
to us are only strengthened The in-fluence
of this life still lives, and is on
the side of right.
Professor Ferguson now paid a touch-ing
tribute to the life that is gone.
He said, "I have many reasons for
friendship with him. We were edu-cated
in the same college. He was the
first to welcome me here. It is not
necessary to eulogize him as a man, as
a citizen, or as a teacher, for he is
known by all. In the community he
was ever found on the side of right.
As a teacher he was unexcelled, pa-tient,
and careful in explanation. He
had the deepest concern in the moral
and spiritual interests of those under
him, and he influenced many to take
the path of right".
F. A. McCarty, of the class of '97,
now spoke in behalf of the old stu-dents.
He said that the relation of a
devoted teacher to a pupil can hardly
be expressed. "We have lost a teach-er,
but above all, a man. He always
followed in public and in private life,
the call of duty. As a teacher the
man impressed itself. He believed in
methods and followed them, but not
for the methods' sake or for show.
He did not simply give instruction,
but went into the battle with the stu-dent
and helped to fight it out. His
belief was that the same principles
of life should obtain in college as in
life, that college is to teach men life,
and prepare men to live. There was
little of the poetry of life about him,
but a strict adherence to ideals. His
character may be compared to a rock
which obstructs the drift of evil or
what tends to destroy character".
The quartette now sang "Only Re-member,"
James D. Loar was called
upon as representative of the Sunday
School of the First M..E. Church, of
which Prof. Green had been superin-tendent
for eleven years. He said,
'It is fortunate to be associated with
a good man, one of a kind heart, gen-erous
impulses, and lofty Christian
character. Prof. Green was such a
man and had such a character. He
discharged the duties of superinten-dent
of our school to the satisfaction
of all. Under his direction the school
has prospered, and has grown in influ-ence
and spirituality."
President Smith now in a few words
summed up what had been said, char-acterizing
the man as intensely active,
positive in his belief, possessed of a
force of will necessary to carry out
his convictions, and a deep, conscien-tious
moral character.
The whole tone of the service was
one of genuine sorrow. No one pres-ent
could doubt for an instant the
universal love and esteem which was
felt for Prof. Green. In every heart
was the feeling that a strong man has
gone from among us, a man whose life
has enriched ours. But his memory
still lives, and will always live in the
hearts of. those who knew him, and
that memory will ever be a power for
good.
OBITUARY.
In last week's issue, a brief an-nouncement
was made of Prof. Green's
death which occurred Wednesday
morning, December 10. The follow-ing
account of his death. and sketch
of his life appeared in the Panta-graph
of December 11:
"'Prof. Calvin Weiniger Green, who
was one of the best known educators
in this city, and indeed in the state,
died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
at the home of his wife's mother in
Findlay, 0. His death, while it was
not entirely unexpected, came as a
shock to the people of Bloomington.
IHe had endeared himself to the citi-zens
of this city by his upright and
honorable life, and was prominently
connected with the church, and was
one of the most willing workers in
the Prohibition party, having been
nominated for responsible positions
on that ticket time after time. He
was connected with the Wesleyan
the Wesseean

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RrguS.
THE COLLEGE PAPER.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY AND
ITS STUDENTS.
VoL. 9. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1902. No. 10.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At 10:30 Friday morning services
were held in Amie chapel in memory
of Prof. C. W. Green. A number of
alumni and friends were present. Af-ter
the singing of the hymn, "Nearer
my God to Thete," prayer was offered
by Rev. Taylor. The Adelphic quar-tette,
composed of former Wesleyan
students, viz., Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Kerrick, Mrs. Welch, and Judge Rus-sell,
then sang the beautiful anthem
"Come to me". Professor Graham
was called upon and gave a short ac-count
of Prof. Green's career here.
He spoke of him as "an excellent
teacher,'" "a strict disciplinarian,"
and "a noble man". He mentioned fur-ther,
that fourteen years ago three
men, Drs. Wilder, Elrod, and Graham,
came here as professors. A year la-ter,
Prof. Green came as principal of
the Preparatory school. All were
then in the vigor of manhood. The
best years of their lives were spent in
working together at the Wesleyan.
These four, with Prof. Steele and
Prof. Ferguson, who came a few years
later, were drawn together in the
closest bonds of friendship. Dr. Gra-ham
asserted that in twenty-five years
experience he had never seen a teach-er
superior to Prof. Green in class-room
work. Another phase of his
work particularly worthy of mention
was the performance of his duty as he
saw it toward the community, toward
the state, toward the nation. His ha-tred
of everything wrong made him
the standard-bearer against that great
evil, intemperance, and in this way he
exerted a broad and lasting influence
upon the life of the city. His efforts
were rewarded by no direct results,
but the life that is spent in noble
struggle for the right, though it never
sees that thing accomplished to which
it aspired, is not spent in vain. Friends
pass away, but the ties that bind them
to us are only strengthened The in-fluence
of this life still lives, and is on
the side of right.
Professor Ferguson now paid a touch-ing
tribute to the life that is gone.
He said, "I have many reasons for
friendship with him. We were edu-cated
in the same college. He was the
first to welcome me here. It is not
necessary to eulogize him as a man, as
a citizen, or as a teacher, for he is
known by all. In the community he
was ever found on the side of right.
As a teacher he was unexcelled, pa-tient,
and careful in explanation. He
had the deepest concern in the moral
and spiritual interests of those under
him, and he influenced many to take
the path of right".
F. A. McCarty, of the class of '97,
now spoke in behalf of the old stu-dents.
He said that the relation of a
devoted teacher to a pupil can hardly
be expressed. "We have lost a teach-er,
but above all, a man. He always
followed in public and in private life,
the call of duty. As a teacher the
man impressed itself. He believed in
methods and followed them, but not
for the methods' sake or for show.
He did not simply give instruction,
but went into the battle with the stu-dent
and helped to fight it out. His
belief was that the same principles
of life should obtain in college as in
life, that college is to teach men life,
and prepare men to live. There was
little of the poetry of life about him,
but a strict adherence to ideals. His
character may be compared to a rock
which obstructs the drift of evil or
what tends to destroy character".
The quartette now sang "Only Re-member,"
James D. Loar was called
upon as representative of the Sunday
School of the First M..E. Church, of
which Prof. Green had been superin-tendent
for eleven years. He said,
'It is fortunate to be associated with
a good man, one of a kind heart, gen-erous
impulses, and lofty Christian
character. Prof. Green was such a
man and had such a character. He
discharged the duties of superinten-dent
of our school to the satisfaction
of all. Under his direction the school
has prospered, and has grown in influ-ence
and spirituality."
President Smith now in a few words
summed up what had been said, char-acterizing
the man as intensely active,
positive in his belief, possessed of a
force of will necessary to carry out
his convictions, and a deep, conscien-tious
moral character.
The whole tone of the service was
one of genuine sorrow. No one pres-ent
could doubt for an instant the
universal love and esteem which was
felt for Prof. Green. In every heart
was the feeling that a strong man has
gone from among us, a man whose life
has enriched ours. But his memory
still lives, and will always live in the
hearts of. those who knew him, and
that memory will ever be a power for
good.
OBITUARY.
In last week's issue, a brief an-nouncement
was made of Prof. Green's
death which occurred Wednesday
morning, December 10. The follow-ing
account of his death. and sketch
of his life appeared in the Panta-graph
of December 11:
"'Prof. Calvin Weiniger Green, who
was one of the best known educators
in this city, and indeed in the state,
died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
at the home of his wife's mother in
Findlay, 0. His death, while it was
not entirely unexpected, came as a
shock to the people of Bloomington.
IHe had endeared himself to the citi-zens
of this city by his upright and
honorable life, and was prominently
connected with the church, and was
one of the most willing workers in
the Prohibition party, having been
nominated for responsible positions
on that ticket time after time. He
was connected with the Wesleyan
the Wesseean